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The Ebony Horse

One Thousand and One Nights

The Ebony Horse

A Persian prince flies across the sky on a magical horse of black ebony wood, finds a brave princess, and must outwit a sly inventor to bring her home.

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How the story begins

Chapter 1: The Wonderful Gift

Long ago in Persia, the King held a great festival every New Year, and clever people came from far away to bring him wonderful gifts. One year, a sly old inventor arrived with a horse carved from shining black ebony wood, its saddle glittering with gold. "This horse can fly," he said, "faster than any bird."

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Chapters in this story

  1. 1.The Wonderful Gift
  2. 2.Lost Among the Clouds
  3. 3.Princess Shams
  4. 4.The Sly Inventor
  5. 5.A Clever Princess
  6. 6.The Doctor from Persia

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